Fossilized remains of a giant prehistoric flying reptile were revealed at the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro, where in May there will be an international congress on the species extinct. “What makes this fossil really special is that it is the most complete fossil ever found, all perfectly preserved skeleton and skull,” said Alexander [...]
Everyone has faced this question what came first, the chicken or the egg ,during life, but the scientific answer is not as widespread. Now, scientists provide an answer to this riddle. Chickens as a species have become chickens after a long and slow process of evolution. At one point, a similar bird hen produced a [...]
Before the extinction of the dinosaurs, 65 million years ago.Researchers says was a large-scale volcanic eruption in the present territory of India. This has led to global warming but also kill life on the ocean floor reveals a new research. In the world of science is accepted theory that dinosaur extinction was caused due to [...]
The idea of cloning dinosaurs and then release them in a special park-like, the Jurassic Park series, has to be considered at best unrealistic, if not involved and a large-scale character – Australian magnate Clive Palme. Controversial billionaire announced plans to invest any amount necessary for us to enjoy the re-creation of the first dinosaur [...]
Scientists from Central Australia have discovered a fossilized claw that puts a lot of questions about its origin. Claw is nearly seven inches and was discovered in Alcoota Scientific Reserve, about 160 kilometers northeast of Alice Springs remote. Reserve hosts one of the largest deposits of fossils from Australia, and scientists believe that the bones [...]
A general theory – though not universally – accepted today says that birds descended from dinosaurs belonging to the current theropodelor. In eastern Spain dinosaur eggs were discovered a hitherto unprecedented still type with specific features eggs and poultry, which argues the theory mentioned. Eggs were found in Lleida Catalan region, dates back 70-83 million [...]
Even if they were, at some point, “masters of the world”, dominating the terrestrial fauna, dinosaurs had a much lower weight than scientists believed until now, a new study shows. Using a new method for finding the mass of animals, scientists have discovered that dinosaurs May nult weighed less than previously thought. Thus, a brachiosaur [...]
Recently, scientists have discovered a fossilized turtle, whose shell could easily be mistaken for a boat. Only the shell has a length of 170 inches, as the average height of a man. Animal skull is the size of a football with a solid jaw allowing him to eat almost anything. Fossilized remains of giant animals [...]
Ancient pliozauri, which resembled the legendary and controversial Loch Ness Monster, had arthritis in old age, as confirmed by a series of detailed studies of fossils of these ancient reptiles adapted to life in the marine environment. Paleontologists from the University of Bristol have reached this conclusion after studying the fossils of a female pliozaur [...]
About 450 million years ago a shallow sea covered the places where today stands the U.S. city of Cincinnati. Recently, the layers of sedimentary deposits around the city, an amateur paleontologist discovered the fossil of a creature that has intrigued scientists. Currently, scientists are trying to establish the identity of the mysterious creatures. Ram Fine, [...]